1955 - The Dave Brubeck Quartet made their first appearance at Carnegie Hall.
1958 - Billie Holiday was sentenced to one year's probation for narcotics possession.
1969 - George and Patti Harrison were arrested after police found 120 joints at their house.
1971 - A London judge rules in favor of Paul McCartney in his move to dissolve the Beatles.
1974 - John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were evicted from the Troubadour in L.A. after yelling insults at Tommy Smothers. Lennon also allegedly hit a photographer in the eye.
1977 - The Sex Pistols get into a fight with personnel from the BBC's Old Gray Whistle Test, leading to them being dropped by their label, A&M Records.
1981 - Bow Wow Wow cancelled the first date of their U.K. tour when the London Greater Council said that their lead singer, Annabella Lewin (15), would be charged with truancy.
1999 - A private funeral was held for Dusty Springfield.
2000 - Michele Williams and Farrah Franklin made their live debuts in Destiny's Child.
2003 - Elvis Costello filled in on David Letterman's show after the host underwent heart surgery.
2003 - The Chinese government told the Rolling Stones that they couldn't play Brown Sugar, Honky Tonk Woman, Beast of Burdon or Let's Spend the Night Together when they tour the country.
2004 - Travis Barker of Blink-182 broke his foot forcing the cancellation of the group's Australian tour.
2006 - Ring of Fire, a jukebox musical based on the music of Johnny Cash, opened on Broadway.
2009 - Tickets went on sale for Michael Jackson's comeback shows at London's O2 Arena.
2010 - Pink Floyd won a court case against EMI, preventing the company from selling single tracks from their albums via digital download.
2010 - Eight people were hurt and 130 arrested for trying to gatecrash a Metallica show in Columbia.
2013 - Bob Dylan was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the first rock musician to receive the honor.
2016 - Iron Maiden's airplane was damaged coliding with a tow truck on a Santiago, Chile airfield.
Marriages
1969 - Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman
Recorded
1957 - Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
1968 - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones (began recording)
1971 - At the Fillmore East - Allman Brothers
Released
1971 - Power to the People - John Lennon (single, U.K. release)
1981 - Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys (single)
1991 - Out of Time - R.E.M.
1996 - Unplugged - Kiss
Awards
1969 - Grammy Awards
Record of the Year, Pop Performance Duo or Group - Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
Album of the Year - By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell
Song of the Year - Little Green Apples - Bobby Russell
New Artist - Jose Feliciano
Female Pop Vocal - Do You Know the Way to San Jose? - Dionne Warwick
Male Pop Vocal - Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
Female R&B Vocal - Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Male R&B Vocal - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
R&B Performance Duo or Group - Cloud Nine - Temptations
Female Country Vocal - Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley
Male Country Vocal - Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Duo or Group Country Performance - Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1949 - Crusing Down the River - Blue Baron & His Orchestra (2 weeks)
1988 - Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (2 weeks)
1994 - The Sign - Ace of Base (4 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1966 - Ballads of the Green Berets - Ssgt. Barry Sadler (5 weeks)
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